University Admission Test English - Dhaka University - B Unit 2008- 2009 Session English Questions' Answers with Explanation

University Admission Test English

Dhaka University - B (Kha) Unit Admission Question

2008 - 2009 Session

English Questions' Answers with Explanation

DU B Unit (2008-2009) – English Questions

English

English

(Answer each question by choosing the best option) 

Read the passage and answer questions 1-7: 

English-speaking people have never been really homogeneous in their use of the English language. 

Today, if you travel extensively in the British Isles, you notice differences in pronunciation and vocabulary from shire and shire, or even if your ear is good enough, from town to town. In London alone, you can find tremendous diversity in the varieties of English. Jn the United States, likewise, the language differs somewhat from place to place and from one social “class” to another. Many New Yorkers don’t pronounce words as Chicagoans do, and in Denver, people don’t sound like those in Chicago. In some parts of the Southwest, Spanish influence shows up in the vocabulary; elsewhere, Germans and others have affected the English language.

01.Choose a suitable title for the passage

a. Langauges b. Dialects 

c. English in the U.K and U.S.A d. Accents

02.The word  “homogeneous” means

a. divers b. homely 

c. correct d. uniform 

03.The word  “from shire to shire” stand for 

a. from country to country 

b. from province to province 

c. from state to state 

d. country to country  

04. “The British Isles”  are 

a. The United Kingdom 

b. The United States 

c. England 

d. Scotland and Ireland 

05.Where can we find “Spanish influence”? 

a. in the southwest of U.S

b. in English 

c. in pronunciation

d. else where 

06.The word ‘extensively’ is-

a. noun b. an adjective 

c. an adverb d. none of A, B and C 

07.The word “tremendous” means

a. terrible b. shocking

c. great d. excellent 

08.The day laborer depends………. His day’s earnings………. survival.

a. at, with b. on, for 

c. to, at d. in, for 

09.Your mood seems to be very meditative this evening Here “meditative” means

a. gleeful b. desperate 

c. thoughtful d. stem

10.Choose the correct spelling. 

a. pnemonia b. nemonia 

c.nemonea d. pneumonia

11.In the sentence,  “the man is a mad dog.” “ mad dog”  is an example of a/an

a. smile b. metaphor 

c. assonance d. alliteration 

12.The word “niche” means.

a. staute b. proper place 

c. humble d. confusion 

13.It is difficult to get rid……………. all the……………. 

a. of, refuse b. from, animals 

c. by, rubbish d. with, filth 

14.Global warming my have a……….  effect on life.

a. pollutant b. industrious 

c. disastrous d. destruction 

15.The phrase  “by all means” means

a. meaningful b. uncertainly 

c. by hook or crook d. certainly 

16.Choose the translation of the sentence. “গত চার দিন যাবৎ সে জ্বরে ভুগছে।”  

a. He has been suffering from fever for the last four days.

b. He had fever for the last four days.

c. He has sufferd from fever for the last four days.

d. He has fever for the last four days.   

17.Which sentence is correct? 

a. He casted his vote for you 

b. He offered his vote for you 

c. He cast his vote for you 

d. He dropped his vote for you 

18.The automobile’s exhaust system _____ foul-smelling fumes.

a. attracted b. condensed 

c. neutralized d. emitted 

19.What lies half sunk in the sand in Shelley’s “Ozymandias” 

a. broken staute b. two trunkless legs 

c. an ancient palace d. broken head of a statue 

20.In the lines “Here shall he see/No enemy taken” from “Under the Greenwood  tree” “Here” stands for

a. nature b. the greenwood tree 

c. open space d. hunting ground 

21.Much have I…….. in the…….. of gold

a. desired, area b. gone, stores 

c. looked, field d. traveled, realms  

22.In the line “Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.” The word “sprightly” is a/an

a. adjective b. adverb 

c. verb d. noun 

23.The last line of  “To Daffodils”  is 

a. Ne’er to be seen again 

b. Vanish like summer’s rain 

c. Ne’er to be found again 

d. As quick a growth to meet decay 

24.The word “jocund” in  “I wandered Lonely as a cloud” means 

a. comic b. merry 

c. ridiculous d. funny 

25.According to your English text, Polynesian fire walkers 

a. are able to make a spectator walk on fire 

b. teach the spectators how to use magic 

c. do not belive that they are under any magical spell 

d. cannot make any spectator walk on fire. 

ANSWERS

que	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13
ans	b	d	d	d	a	c	c	b	c	d	b	b	a
que	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
ans	c	c	a	c	d	d	b	d	a	c	b	a